Airline Trade Organization Files Suit To Block Change
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has filed a
legal challenge in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia, responding to the National Mediation Board (NMB) issuance
of a voting rule change for union representation. In a statement
issued Monday, ATA said:
"Today, ATA filed a lawsuit seeking speedy review of the
National Mediation Board final rule, which dramatically changes the
procedures by which airline and rail industry union representation
elections are conducted. This new rule turns 75 years of history on
its head without compelling justification.
"ATA believes that the National Mediation Board failed to
identify any material change in circumstances to support the new
election procedure - a procedure that it last rejected only two
years ago. The NMB decision to abandon an election procedure that
the Supreme Court twice has upheld, which has allowed unions to
effectively organize the rail and aviation industries, and which
has served the public interest in avoiding disruptions to the vital
national aviation and rail transportation systems, is both
disappointing and puzzling. ATA looks forward to a quick resolution
to this case, so that airlines and their employees can move forward
together and more efficiently address their mutual goals."
Annually, commercial aviation helps drive more than $1 trillion
in U.S. economic activity and nearly 11 million U.S. jobs.
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